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礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛

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lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo

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  1. 1. goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

Child Words of 礼轻人意重,千里送鹅毛

人
rén

person; people

千
qiān

thousand

毛
máo

hair

礼
lǐ

gift

里
lǐ

lining

轻
qīng

light

送
sòng

to send; to deliver; to transmit

重
chóng

to repeat

重
zhòng

heavy

鹅
é

goose

人意
rén yì

people's expectations

千里
qiān lǐ

a thousand miles

千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

意
yì

idea

礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

鹅毛
é máo

goose feather

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